Pratique du Shadowing: A Cargo Ship Engineer's Career Advancement | Chief MAKOi - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec la vidéo
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The merchant marine profession has a somewhat complicated hierarchy, with the ship's crew being composed of different ranks and departments,
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each of them responsible for specific tasks.
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Having a chain of command, with the captain being the highest and branching down to the entry -level positions, such as cadet and ordinary seaman,
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it traces its roots from military and naval traditions.
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Career advancement in this profession also presents unique challenges
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and not everyone who joins manages to reach the top positions as it involves a combination of competence,
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hard work, planning, making the right decisions, and sometimes just plain luck.
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I have been a seafarer for over 20 years and at present I work on board cargo ships as a chief engineer.
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The chief engineer is the head of the ship's engine department.
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It is the highest rank that marine engineers can attain while working on board a ship.
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The chief is basically responsible for all engineering related matters on the whole ship,
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making sure that each and every piece of machinery and equipment is in good working order.
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As you can see, I also have four stripes, same as the captain.
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But the captain is, of course, the overall in command of the ship, as he is otherwise also known as the ship's master.
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Technically, he is the ship owner's representative.
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In my experience, if the captain and the chief engineer have excellent teamwork, good things are bound to happen.
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The ship can easily resolve any problems, the officers and the crew will perform their jobs efficiently, and everyone will be happy.
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The way I see it, the captain runs the ship while the chief engineer makes the ship run.
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Of course, I wasn't always a chief engineer.
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I had to work really hard before I got to this level.
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I can say that I started my voyage in the maritime profession on the day
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that I entered the academy way back in May of 1996 as a probationary midshipman.
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As I have mentioned earlier, making the right decisions is essential for career advancement.
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And the first critical decision that you will ever make in the maritime profession is choosing the right school.
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Make sure your decision is based on facts and track records
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and that the school you choose has an excellent support network from the shipping companies,
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as this will more or less guarantee employment and career advancement.
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I took up
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Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering at the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy.
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During the first year,
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different shipping companies came to our school to scout for cadets and eventually I was chosen by NYK a Japanese company,
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to be part of their cadetship training program.
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I went on board my first ship as engine cadet during my second year of study.
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I was assigned to join a container ship.
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I was only 18 years old and it was my first time to leave the country.
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I got to experience firsthand what working on board a ship really means.
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The long working hours, the isolation, and back then there was no internet,
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no cell phones, and even making phone calls was very expensive.
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But of course, it also gave me the opportunity to visit different countries and see the beautiful sights.
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I guess in my mind, it made things quite balanced.
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Back in my time, the program for education in PMMA was 1 -1 -2, meaning one year of academics, one year of shipboard training,
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and back again to school for another two years of academics.
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After completing my first contract, I reported back to the Academy to finish my studies.
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I had two years of academics left and during that period was when I met my ex -girlfriend.
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She's my wife now, so ex -girlfriend?
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I graduated in June of 2000
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and immediately got my fourth engineer license after passing the national exams
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and then after a few months went on board my second ship as a junior engineer.
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I was transferred to the tanker fleet so my second shipboard assignment was onboard a VLCC, a very large crude oil carrier.
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From there I pushed myself to learn as much as I could, not only about my job but also to prepare myself for the higher ranks.
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Now as I mentioned, back then there was no internet, my salary was also not that big
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so I couldn't afford to buy gadgets like laptops
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so no distractions meant that I had plenty of time to study back then
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and eventually it paid off even back
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when I was a fourth engineer I was already very familiar in higher level jobs
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I always assisted the second engineer
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and volunteered to be on the front lines whenever we do big maintenance jobs by doing
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that I gained a lot of first -hand experience and also a lot of confidence.
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I started teaching in 2005 at the Philippine Center for Advanced Maritime Simulation and Training ,
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which gave me additional income while on vacation.
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It also allowed me to stay land -based a little bit longer
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so I pretty much had more time to spend with my family.
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It also gave me a chance to scout for better opportunities for my career.
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As mentioned, planning is important when aspiring for promotion.
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There will come a time that you are ready for the next higher rank,
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but unfortunately, the timing is not good as there might be no vacancies in your company.
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If that happens, you either have a choice of transferring to another company or waiting for the slot to open,
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which could take months and deplete your finances.
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Or just go on board at your present rank and hope you get promoted next time.
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The opportunity will always come, but it's a matter of positioning yourself to be available and ready to deploy at the right moment.
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After three contracts as fourth engineer and two contracts as third engineer,
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I was given a break by a Greek company to go on board as second engineer back in April of 2007.
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It was my first contract as a senior officer, this time on board an oil and chemical tanker.
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I just turned 28 years old back then.
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It was perhaps one of the toughest contracts I've ever experienced, and not because of the job.
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It was difficult because of personal conflicts between me and the chief engineer, who, on the very first moment that we met,
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blatantly shouted that he doesn't like me, just because I graduated from PMMA.
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I mean, seriously, I have experienced discrimination many times before, but usually behind my back.
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I was just amazed that this guy just declared war on me the minute that I introduced myself to him.
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He didn't even know me.
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I guess he was already planning something bad as soon as the ship received the message
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that I was the one joining a second engineer.
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He definitely did make my life a living hell up to the point when he tried to sabotage me.
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Of course I wasn't going to take any of that crap lying down so I fought back.
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Not physically, no, nothing like that.
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So eventually he laid low.
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But of course, I never trusted him, not one bit, so I never let my guard down.
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And because he was a really terrible person, pretty much everyone was angry at him so I had a lot of support,
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especially from the other engineers who came on board a few months later.
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Both of them were my classmates in the academy, so I had that going for me.
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Still, I spent five long months on board with that guy as my chief engineer.
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It was by far one of the worst experiences in my entire career.
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I did five contracts as second engineer because I knew that that level was where I will learn the most, not only about technical stuff,
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but also on the management side.
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I took the licensure exams for chief engineer on May of 2010, and finally, on June of 2011, at the age of 32,
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I went on board for the first time as chief engineer.
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Back then, I felt like it was the culmination of all my hard work.
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But in reality, it was just another chapter in the story of my life at sea.
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After completing my first contract as chief engineer, I started work as a professor in PMMA back in 2012.
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It was sort of my personal commitment that when I became chief engineer,
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I would go back to the academy and do my part in molding the future generations of officers,
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sharing what I have learned and maybe even inspire or challenge them to do better.
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In addition to teaching engineering subjects, I was also a tactical officer and appointed as the disciplinary director,
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which made me in charge of the leadership and discipline training of the cadets.
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I served there twice, first for a whole school year from 2012 to 2013, after which I went on board for another contract
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and then again for one semester from 2014 to 2015 for a total of almost two years.
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It was a very fulfilling experience to impart knowledge and get in touch with the younger generation.
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The time I have served in the academy was just a personal promise
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and although I wasn't really required to make good on that promise, I gladly did so and would do so again in the future.
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I left PMMA in 2015 to focus on my shipboard career, which brings us to the present day.
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Since 2011, I have done a total of seven contracts as chief engineer.
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I might have made it sound easy going through the ranks, but in reality, it wasn't.
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Like I said, I encountered a lot of challenges along the way and in some cases,
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even outright hostility from a few people just because of professional jealousy and,
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you know, crab mentality. But I'm still here.
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So obviously, I managed to fight my way through all of them.
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I was able to reach the rank of Chief Engineer 11 years after
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I graduated from the Academy at the age of 32.
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I managed to do that in a pace that I was comfortable with.
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I planned ahead and studied and worked hard and went for promotion when I was absolutely ready for it.
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I made calculated choices and positioned myself so I could grab the opportunity as soon as it presented itself.
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Actually, it's not really a big secret.
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I mean, anyone in any industry can go for advancement if they really set their minds to it.
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But I think the key factor here for me is my family especially my wife who is very supportive
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and also willing to make adjustments and even a few sacrifices.
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I mean being smart, being well trained and working really hard could get you far in whatever endeavor you undertake.
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But if your family doesn't function as a team, if your spouse doesn't support you and doesn't act like a partner,
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then you are basically fighting battles in multiple fronts and that could make things a lot more difficult and unstable for you.
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In the words of the self -made billionaire
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Warren Buffet, the most important business decision you will ever make is choosing the person you marry.
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They can either make you or break you.
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So always keep in mind that in any endeavor, good teamwork, especially from your partner and family is essential.
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Because career advancement, especially in the Merchant Marine, is not really an individual achievement.
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It actually takes team effort and the key players who will support you is right there at home.
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So do yourself a favor, find a good team.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulaire et conseils d’expression pour cette leçon
Cette leçon d’expression orale s’appuie sur la vidéo « A Cargo Ship Engineer's Career Advancement ». Les mots qui reviennent le plus souvent : engineer, chief, ship, board, contract. Cette vidéo contient 136 phrases et 1943 mots à répéter en shadowing. La partie parlée dure 14:21. Le locuteur parle à un rythme régulier d’environ 135 mots par minute, confortable pour le shadowing. 83 % des mots font partie des 3 000 mots les plus courants en anglais ; le reste mérite d’être vu avant de commencer.
Vocabulaire clé de cette vidéo
15 mots de la vidéo à retenir, avec leur prononciation et leur sens :
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| rank nom | /ˈɹæŋk/ | rangée |
| advancement nom | /ædˈvæns.mənt/ | progrès |
| profession nom | /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/ | profession |
| merchant nom | /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/ | marchand, marchande |
| maritime adjectif | /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/ | maritime, marin |
| promotion nom | /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ | promotion |
| scout nom | /ˈskaʊ̯t/ | éclaireur, éclaireuse |
| endeavor nom | /ɛnˈdɛv.ɚ/ | effort, entreprise |
| complicated adjectif | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | compliqué, alambiqué |
| guarantee nom | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | garantie |
| commitment nom | /kəˈmɪtmənt/ | engagement |
| plain nom | /pleɪn/ | plaine |
| assist verbe | /əˈsɪst/ | assister, aider |
| ordinary adjectif | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | ordinaire |
| marry verbe | /ˈmæɹi/ | se marier, épouser |
Les verbes à particule que vous entendrez
| Mot | Prononciation | Sens |
|---|---|---|
| fight back verbe | /faɪt bæk/ | contre-attaquer |
| go through verbe | traverser | |
| pay off verbe | soudoyer |
Des phrases à répéter
Des phrases courtes et complètes de la vidéo, à réutiliser dans la conversation de tous les jours :
- Of course, I wasn't always a chief engineer.
- She's my wife now, so ex -girlfriend?
- He didn't even know me.
La grammaire de cette vidéo
Les structures que le locuteur utilise le plus, avec les mots exacts de la vidéo :
| Structure | Dans la vidéo |
|---|---|
| Voix passive be + participe passé — l’accent est mis sur ce qui arrive, pas sur qui le fait | being composed · are bound · is based |
| Present perfect have/has + participe passé — une action passée qui compte encore maintenant | have been · have mentioned · I've ever experienced |
Prononciation à surveiller
Le locuteur utilise 12 contractions et formes réduites, comme doesn't, wasn't, couldn't. Prononcez-les sous leur forme courte, telles que vous les entendez.
- Les sons « sh » et « zh »: profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/
- Mots longs — placez bien l’accent: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, discrimination /dɪskɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
Les sons difficiles pour les francophones :
- /h/ — il se souffle, il n’est pas muet: hierarchy /ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/, hostility /hɑˈstɪlɪti/, firsthand /ˈfɜːstˌhænd/
- /tʃ/ et /dʒ/ — à ne pas adoucir en « ch » et « j »: merchant /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/, achievement /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/, bachelor /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/, voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/, adjustment /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
- /r/ anglais — langue recourbée, sans frotter la gorge: rank /ˈɹæŋk/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, maritime /ˈmæɹ.ɪˌtaɪm/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/
Comment s’entraîner avec cette vidéo
- Écoutez la vidéo en entier une fois sans parler et notez les mots que vous ne connaissez pas.
- Répétez phrase par phrase à vitesse normale, en reprenant chacune jusqu’à ce que votre rythme corresponde à celui du locuteur.
- Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec l’original, en faisant attention à des mots comme rank, advancement, profession.
Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?
Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.